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Does the block hash function need to be cryptographically secure?
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SapphireSpire
on 15/01/2024, 19:18:54 UTC
Cryptographically secure hash functions are irreversible so that ciphertexts can't be decrypted by running the function in reverse. But none of the data in a block is secret, so the block hash is just a checksum, and shouldn't need to be cryptographically secure. Am I wrong?